Tuesday, 18 July 2017

Most Polluted Cities In The World 2017

As we know that air pollution is a very major problem in this world. In the growing and developing the world, we are making so many progress in major areas of our economy but in this progress, we all are forgetting that all the activities which are going on are contributing to Air pollution in some way as the major causes of air pollution are Industries, Growing Vehicles, and Deforestation.So, here is the list of most polluted cities in the world are:

Most Polluted Cities In The World

1. Zabol, Iran

Zabol, Iran

Zabol is the capital of Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province.This is a very highly polluted city in Iran.This city has a high record of 51-degree temperature which is due to pollution. This city has highest PM 2.5 which is recorded 217 in the year 2012 and PM 10 which is 527 also in the year 2012.This city comes first in most polluted cities in the world.

S.No.

Country

City

PM 2.5

PM10

1.

Iran

Zabol

217

527

2. Gwalior, India

Gwalior, India

Gwalior is a major city of India in Madhya Pradesh. The highest temperature of this city is 41 degree. This city also has high pollution levels and high co2 emissions. This city has PM 2.5 at a high of 176 in the year 2012 and has PM 10 at a high of 329. This is the highest polluted city in India but according to recent scenario Delhi in India is highly polluted and is called Gas Chamber in December 2016 at the time of winters and recorded high smog.

S.No.

Country

City

PM 2.5

PM10

2.

India

Gwalior

176

329

3. Allahabad, India

Allahabad, India

This is another city from India which is one of the most polluted cities in the world and second most polluted in India. This city is located in Uttar Pradesh of India. This city has recorded high of the 48.8-degree temperature. This city has a PM 2.5 of 170 in the year 2012 and PM 10 of 317 in the year 2012. This is also densely populated with the population of 2 million in the year 2016.

S.No.

Country

City

PM 2.5

PM10

3.

India

Allahabad

170

317

4. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia and is most populated city in Saudi Arabia.This is located in Arabian Peninsula and is the home to more than six million people there. The highest temperature recorded in the city is 48-degree Celsius which is high. The PM 2.5 in the city is 156 in the year 2014 and PM 10 is 368 in the year 2014.This is also among most polluted cities in the world.

S.No.

Country

City

PM 2.5

PM10

4.

Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

156

368

5. Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Jubail is the city in Persian Gulf of Saudi Arabia. The highest temperature recorded at a high of 49 degree Celsius which really high so these all countries need to control the pollution. This city has lowest particulate matter among these 5 cities but is highest among all other cities. The PM 2.5 is 152 and PM 10 is 359 in the year of 2014.